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Shazam is also on by default [1] , so they are both creepy

[1] https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8ee3/shazam-kee...

The Mac app is, which I didn't even know existed.

To stress the point, this feature uses a local database, doesn't send any data off of the device, and is turned off by default.

Imo the creepy thing is that phones are now powerful enough to run always on analysis, not that they are currently doing anything malicious with it.

Coming soon, Pixel will be able to recognize over 1 million individual voices in your area! Using our enormous database of phone calls to your area code and individualized location tracking, you will be able to find out everything about a person simply by holding your phone near their voice!

No, it's not.